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Sep 24 2010, Marco Villa

We’re Number #1! Now let me sit down and catch my breath.

Americans constantly like to brag about how they are best and the baddest. America #1 is a now a novelty gigantic foam-hand. The United States must always be the best at everything. The best...

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Cori Na, Singapore
Here, in a pair of astonishing pictures, we can see exactly what being overweight does to the organs, bones and muscles. These images of two women were taken by a...
made popular Apr 28 2010
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Marco Villa, Connecticut
There used to be a time when being morbidly obese was not only atypical but also seen as freakish. That people so fat were just such an abnormality that they were seen...
made popular Apr 24 2010
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veena, delhi
‘A woman across from me started kicking me and said: “Hey fattie! You should not be on the train, you need two seats”. ‘(She was) kicking me,...
made popular Oct 20 2009
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Marco Villa, Connecticut
There isn’t a nation fatter than America. Americans are the most obesity-stricken people and paradoxically the most health-obsessed people in the world. Because...
made popular Jul 14 2009
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Yesterday, I was riding the bus out to the mall when it made a routine stop. A woman with a child in a stroller came out of a store. The child was very young. The...
made popular Nov 20 2008
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Arjun, NCR
We all want to live in a Flat world. No, I am not talking about Nandan Nielkani’s open trade opportunities for everybody. I am talking about the growing waist and...
made popular Sep 13 2008
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Mary, Raleigh
Often, a visit to the doctor’s office starts with a weigh-in. But is a person’s weight really a reliable indicator of overall health?
made popular Aug 21 2008
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Kris, Miami
A death row inmate scheduled for execution says he’s too fat to be put to death, claiming executioners would have trouble finding his veins and that his weight...
made popular Aug 5 2008
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Celso Camargo, Campinas
AirAsia X is believed to be considering WEIGHING passengers to calculate the overall weight of the aircraft.
made popular Aug 4 2008
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Celso Camargo, Campinas
MATT DAMON is taking the summer off to lose weight.
made popular Aug 1 2008
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Adam, Richmond
Spending time with fat friends means you are more likely to become fat yourself, according to research.
made popular Jul 26 2008
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Nishi Roy, Bangalore
Research shows that fruit juices, regarded by many as a healthy way to start the day, raise the odds of a form of diabetes linked to poor diet and obesity by up to a...
made popular Jul 24 2008
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Dani, Denver
CALL IT Fattergate. Americans are getting scandalously big for their britches (and shirts and skirts and dresses and suits). And scientists would like to know why, so...
made popular Jul 21 2008
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Vikas, solan
Obese men have poorer quality sperm, perhaps because too much fat around their testicles causes them to heat up, scientists have suggested.
made popular Jul 9 2008
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Sharmila Chakravorty, Northampton
Too much television viewing makes you not only dull but also obese, according to a Canadian study. The study, `Sedentary Behaviour and Obesity’, has found a...
made popular Jun 19 2008
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Sharmila Chakravorty, Northampton
Singer Gwen Stefani’s rocker hubby Gavin Rossdale has slammed the media for pressuring the pregnant star to lose her baby weight as soon as she can after giving...
made popular Jun 18 2008
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View Point, Shimla
Japan wants to cut the flab. The country is taking extreme measures to restrict the waistlines to 33.5 inches for men and 35.4 inches for women. The government has...
made popular Jun 13 2008
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Rob Jongschaap, Enschede
A recent study published in the journal Obesity adds new findings to our knowledge about alcohol, insulin resistance and abdominal obesity. Analysis of the results as...
made popular May 3 2008
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Aeisha, Birmingham
Confusing “heart-healthy fat” or “fat free” with low calorie. Switching to olive oil from butter is a heart healthy choice, but won’t save you any...
made popular Mar 18 2008
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Pankaj, Shimla
With 1.6 billion people overweight worldwide, obesity is now recognised as a major global health threat - even in the developing world. YES # Yes, it really augurs very...
made popular Jan 4 2008
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This undated file photo provided by Bantam Books shows Cornell University marketing professor Brian Wansink.